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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): March 11, 2005

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                     InterDigital Communications Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



      Pennsylvania                      1-11152                 23-1882087
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
   of incorporation)                                         Identification No.)




781 Third Avenue, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania                 19406-1409
     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 610-878-7800


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 8.01.        Other Events.

Attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a press release
issued by InterDigital Communications Corporation (the "Company") on March 11,
2005, announcing that the Company anticipates filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission a Form 12b-25 Notification of Late Filing pursuant to Rule
12b-25 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to obtain an automatic extension
to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2004. A
copy of the press release is incorporated herein and is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with this report:

            Exhibit 99.1 - Press release dated March 11, 2005.

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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION


                                        By: /s/ R.J. Fagan
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                                            Richard J. Fagan
                                            Chief Financial Officer



Date:    March 14, 2005






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.                                        Description
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  99.1                                   Press release dated March 11, 2005